Our commitment as the Heidi Foundation
Supported by the Heidi Foundationa variety of projects with a wide spectrum of activity. Of theChildren's aid through the maintenance of alpine customs to raising awareness of endangered livestock breeds the foundation sets effective accents.
Together with our supporters, we strengthen the radiance of the Heidi myth through valuable projects and provide a long-term and valuable basis for the maintenance and valorization of this unique cultural and natural asset.
Heididorf: Heidi's home
Theauthentic village in the middle of the imposing mountains lets visitors of all ages immerse themselves in Heidi's world. Here, where Johanna Spyri set her story, you can experience for yourself what is told in the story:Closeness to nature, helpfulness, community and friendship, blooming mountain meadows, cheeky goats and much more.
The story of Heidi was in over 54 languages translated and used in many films, television and musicals. The worldwideFascinated by the story of the little girl from the mountains is still unbroken today. Annually looking forwardover 150,000 guests from all over the world to visit the Heidi village.
With your support help build an authentic living environment, which at the same time maintains an important, identity-forming cultural asset.
The world as a guest
Heidi invites her friends to the beautiful mountains and so even today people from all over the world come to visit, meet and discover similarities and differences, exchange ideas and meet each other over games and entertainment.
The timeless story of Heidi connects town and country, nature and culture and people from all over the world.
Cultural asset handicraft
A wide range ofrepresentend craft not only enlivens the village, it also performs wellimportant contribution to the preservation and appreciation of old handicraft techniques. In the Heididorf, you can travel back in time to the late 19th century and experience the Swiss mountain world and what is associated with itcraft tradition from back then.
Your contribution is an expression of appreciation for old handicraft traditions.
Cultural experience in homage to Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri was included in the UNESCO "MEMORY OF THE WORLD" REGISTER (UNESCO WORLD LITERATURE HERITAGE) in 2023. The Heidi book - Years of Apprenticeship and Wandering - is one of the most widely read books in the world. As a legacy and in cooperation with the Johanna Spyri Foundation, we are realizing a cultural exhibition about the work of Johanna Spyri, which is also very interesting for children. Can be experienced visually.
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investment volume
For the professional realization of the cultural exhibition "Homage to Johanna Spyri" in a very beautiful property, we have to invest with an investment of Expect CHF 220,000.
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Heidi is inseparable the love of nature and the care and tending of their goats. Alpine nature has been for centuries shaped by livestock farming on the Alps. Cows, goats and sheep are tireless and extremely important landscape gardeners, because they help to prevent the alpine meadows from becoming overgrown with bushes thus strengthen biodiversity.The processing of their milk, their wool and meat was the livelihood of the population for a long time and is closely linked to our customs and traditions.
Old breeds of domestic animals are particularly well adapted to the conditions in the mountains, but they are coming under increasing pressure due to high-performance breeds. It is an affair of the heart for us to help preserve these beautiful, original breedsand to confront the loss of genetic diversity.